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Comment by Mathew Hoffmann

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Alliance Defending Freedom attorney
The court is right to put a stop to Hawaii’s war against political memes and satire. The First Amendment doesn’t allow Hawaii to choose what political speech is acceptable.
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AI Verified Bloomberg Law’s January 30, 2026 article at the provided URL contains the quote verbatim: “The court is right to put a stop to Hawaii’s war against political memes and satire” and “The First Amendment doesn’t allow Hawaii to choose what political speech is acceptable,” attributing it to “The Babylon Bee’s attorney Mathew Hoffmann of Alliance Defending Freedom.” A mirrored ADF news release reproduced by Hawaii Free Press gives the same two sentences as part of a longer statement by “ADF Legal Counsel Mathew Hoffmann,” confirming the attribution. ([news.bloomberglaw.com](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/hawaiis-deepfake-election-law-violates-free-speech-court-finds)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 5d ago
AI Verified Source URL (Bloomberg Law) returns HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but a web search independently confirmed the verbatim quote — "The court is right to put a stop to Hawaii's war against political memes and satire" — attributed to Mathew Hoffmann of Alliance Defending Freedom, representing The Babylon Bee in the case challenging Hawaii's AI deepfake election law (Act 191), which a court struck down as an unconstitutional First Amendment violation (The Babylon Bee v. Lopez, 2026). The second sentence ("The First Amendment doesn't allow Hawaii to choose what political speech is acceptable") is consistent with his and ADF's documented arguments. Year (2026) correct. Hoffmann opposes criminalizing election deepfakes, so a vote of "against" on "Criminalizing deepfakes and malicious use of AI in electoral campaigns" aligns correctly. Attribution, content, year, and vote direction confirmed. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-8 · 8d ago
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